Alcohol use is a major risk factor for death and disease worldwide and alcohol-related
harms appear to be more prevalent in rural and remote, relative to urban, communities. This …

Background Alcohol use and its burden constitute one of the largest public health
challenges in the WHO European Region. Raising alcohol taxes is a cost-effective" best …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are about 2 billion people
worldwide consuming alcoholic beverages and 76.3 million with diagnosed alcohol use …

Alcohol use disorder is a major contributor to the morbidity and mortality burden worldwide.
It often coexists with other psychiatric disorders; however, the nature of this comorbidity is …

Alcohol has long been recognised as an important contributor to illness and injury,
accounting for 4% of the global burden of disease. 1 Yet alcohol remains conspicuously …

Objective: Alcohol per capita consumption (APC) is used for monitoring harmful alcohol
exposure in populations and assessing progress with goals set internationally and …

Background Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor in the global burden of disease, with
overall volume of exposure as the principal underlying dimension. Two main sources of data …

Background: Factors underlying socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are not well
understood. This study contributes to our understanding of potential pathways to result in …

Abstract Background and Aims Low‐risk alcohol drinking guidelines require a scientific
basis that extends beyond individual or group judgements of risk. Life‐time mortality risks …

Background Recent trends in alcoholic liver disease, alcohol‐related emergency room
admissions, and alcohol use disorder prevalence as measured by general‐population …